7.1. 1. Cause of death 2. List of major findings in order of importance 3. Microscopic findings 4. Summary and discussion with clinical and pathological correlation

8. THE CONCEPT OF DEATH

8.1. MANNER

8.2. CAUSE

8.2.1. DISEASE or INJURY that starts physiological set of events that eventually lead to cerebral/cardiac death alzheimers --> aspiration pneumonia breast cancer --> pulmonary thromboembolism gunshot wound --> gangrene

8.3. MECHANISM

8.3.1. The process (ANATOMICAL or PHYSIOLOGICAL DERANGEMENT) initiated by the cause of death resulting in disruption of function ex: exsanguination (bleeding to death) is the mechanism of death in many scenarios: gunshot knife wound ruptured aortic aneurysm

8.4. Death - cessation of all life functions and vital phenomena; moment in dying process Dying - process of moving from the state of being alive to the state of being death

8.5. AUTOPSY

9. CLINICO-PATHOLOGIC DISCREPANCIES

9.1. Goldman classification of discrepancies: Class 1: a discrepant diagnosis with a potential impact on survival Class 2: a discrepant major diagnosis but with equivocal or no impact on survival Class 3: a discrepant minor diagnosis that could have been diagnosed before death Class 4: a discrepant minor diagnosis that could not have been made before death

9.2. MAJOR DISCREAPNCIES: Unsuspected or incorrect directly related to death

9.3. MAJOR ADDITIONAL FINDINGS: Impact on treatment or hospital course